ODB’s Son Young Dirty Bastard Will Perform With Wu-Tang at Their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Ol’ Dirty Bastard won’t be on that stage Saturday night — but his blood will. ODB’s son, Young Dirty Bastard, is set to perform with Wu-Tang Clan at the group’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, according to ODB’s widow, Icelene Jones.
Jones told TMZ the plan after arriving in Los Angeles with two of her daughters: YDB will carry his father’s part of Wu-Tang’s history onto the Hall of Fame stage. “I feel honored. I feel like we have to come here to represent,” she said, adding she believed the recognition would have made her husband proud.
The timing is heavy. Today, November 13, marks 22 years since ODB died at just 35 years old. The ceremony is tomorrow, November 14, taped at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, with its ABC and Disney+ debut coming in December. Wu-Tang enters in the Performer category — the institution’s tribute traces the group from its independent beginnings and 1993’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) to a business model that let every member build a solo career without leaving the collective.
Jones also spoke about the family ODB never got to know: he now has 12 grandchildren. Her picture of what his life might look like today centered on time with that family, not another career milestone. And she left one more door open — TMZ reported she hinted at unreleased ODB recordings, though there was no release announcement and no list of songs.
Closer to home, the recognition has already started: Brooklyn unveiled ODB Jones Way at Franklin and Putnam in July, putting his name on a neighborhood corner more than two decades after his death.
Saturday night, his son picks up the mic in his place. The legacy isn’t a memory — it’s still performing. What’s the first ODB verse YDB should touch on that stage? 👇
